Ancient Chine
any material of value that is exchanged for goods or services
What is currency?
a way of supplying water to land or crops
What is irrigation?
generation after generation of people who originated from a certain person or group
Who are descendants?
the Hebrew name for the one true God (Ancient Israel)
Who is Yahweh?
a wise saying that expresses a simple truth
What is a proverb?
invention that improved transportation and pottery making
What is a wheel?
the first empire (Mesopotamia)
What is Akkadian Empire
caste (Ancient India)
caste
a scholar who dedicates himself to the pursuit of earthly wisdom
Who is a philosopher?
a city and the surrounding land and villages that it controlled
What is a city-state?
received God's judgment and became like a beast of the field (Mesopotamia)
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
united most of the Indian subcontinent (Ancient India)
What is Asoka?
carved to protect Qin Shi Huang Ti as he lived in the next world
What is a terra-cotta army?
king of the Amorites who collected 282 laws
Who is Hammurabi?
emperor of the Akkadian Empire (Mesopotamia)
Who is Sargon 1
detected earthquakes (Ancient China)
What is seismoscope?
the managing of government through departments with appointed officials
What is bureaucracy?
turned away from evil ways after Jonah preached repentance and received God's mercy
Who is the Assyrian Empire?
first emperor of the Mauryan Empire (Ancient India)
Who is Chandragupta Maurya
improved record keeping and made literature possible
What is cuneiform?